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To get a good glimpse of this prospect's power at the plate, watch a YouTube video titled "1 Minute of Elijah Green Destroying Baseballs." Or just listen to it. The clip compilation highlights the teen's explosive swing and echoing results, which fill the speakers with that unmistakable thwack every few seconds.
Ken is a crafty pitcher, one of the toughest in the League to hit solidly. Ken appeared in 38 games for the Reds in 1952, winning 17 and losing 13. Ken pitched 6 shut-outs, which tied him for the league lead in that department. He's been in baseball since 1937. He first came to the majors in 1939. He's been a big winner ever since being traded from the Phillies in June of 1947.
The Yankees, after four successive pennants, fell to third place last year, but "Joe" Di Maggio, the "Yankee Clipper," kept right on going. For the second straight year, the American League batting title went to Di Maggio, this time with an average of .352. The brilliant Yankee, whose fielding ability is as great as his batting, drove in 133 runs and hit 31 home runs. In five years with the Yankees. Joe displays a lifetime batting average of .343. with 691 runs-batted-in. He has played in every one of the last five All-Star games.
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